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Lanhydrock House - Cornwall
National Trust 1978 Soft Cover Very Good
Visitors guide to the National Trust property Lanhydrock House in Cornwall, estate of Richard Robartes since 1600s. B/W photos, house plan, garden description in 26 pages.Comes with insert sheet guide to kitchen quarters. ; 8vo
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Norfolk Island
Burns Philp (Norfolk Island) Ltd 0858580411 Pictorial Cover As New
Tourist guide to Norfolk Island, an historic south pacific paradise. Stapled binding, glossy colour photos of the island's attractions, including some early historic scenes. Map on inside back cover. 100gms weight; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages
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Tewkesbury : the Offical Guide and Handbook
London Tewkesbury Town Council Soft Cover Very Good
103 page guide to Tewkesbury has index, b/w illustrations, advertisements for local businesses, published sometime after 1971, ideal for local history, family research or travel memento; 8vo
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Decorating the Living Room : 104 Projects & Ideas
Minnetonka Cy Decosse Incorporated 1993 0865733546 Hard Cover As New
Arts & Crafts for Home Decorating from the Home Decorating Institute, wellillustrated colourful guide to decorating living room - covers 4 main styles - traditional, country, contemporary and transitional styles then presents wall& window treatments, room accents and furniture projects with clear instructions; 4to
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The Little Book of Famous Insults (Gift Editions Ser. )
White Plains, Ny, U. S. A. Peter Pauper Press 1993 0880883669 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Illustrated by Rice, Lyn P. (Illustrator)
Gift inscription to decorative free end paper and slight rubbing to base of spine, book mark still attached to jacket, some rough edge to last two pages which have been torn open rather than cut/slit; 12mo
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Argosy Vol Xx1 No 5 May 1960
London Fleetway Publications Soft Cover Good
Argosy is an english short story magazine published monthly. 144 stitched pages, now yellowing, but not dog-eared. Has winning entry for the Argosy Award 500 pound short story competitions (Edward McCarthy) and stories by Geoffrey Household, Michael Gilbert, Norah Lofts, Elizabeth Taylor, Christopher Landon and others. Paper binding on spine abit creased and wrinkled, but intact. ; 12mo
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14.14 AUD
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A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen
London Macmillan 1882 Hard Cover Good
Embossed covers with gold lettering, faded beige/grey colour no dust jacket. Heavy discolouration to endpapers, staples rusted, actual pages of text in good shape, no foxing etc.148p. ; 12mo
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38.20 AUD
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People's Friend Annual 1974-1975
London D C Thomson & Co 1974 Hard Cover Very Good
Laminated hardcover compilation of popular stories from the People's Friend, sprinkled with ads of that time and b/w sketches to illustrate the stories. Page edges starting to yellow or darken. ; 8vo
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12.61 AUD
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This is Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Government 1980 072470650x First Edition Hard Cover As New in As New dust jacket
"'This is Papua New Guinea' is the first full length reference book published by the Papua New Guinea Government since Independence was achieved in 1975. Glossy colour photos. 181 pages. Colour map of PNG intact; 4to
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Cycles of Life : the American Indians
Alexandria, Virginia Time-Life Books 1994 080949583x Hard Cover As New
One of a series that chronicles the history and culture of the native americans, poignant b/w photos, extensive bibliography, detailed index, 176pages. ; 4to
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19.48 AUD
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BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR : 1976
Chicago Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc 0852293119 Hard Cover Very Good
Events of 1975. Index and biographies. Bicentennial of the United States. Ideal anniversary gift.1800gms weight per book. Maroon binding, gold lettering on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to ; 768 pages
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Humour in the Weekly
Melbourne Currey O'Neil 1983 0859020819 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
256 pages. Presents fifty years of Australia's funniest writers in a popular Australian women's magazine Australian Women's Weekly, with b/w illustrations by Bill Pidgeon, Clarrie King and Allan Stomann; 8vo
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Chapter One - a Taste of Things to Come
Sydney Harper Collins 1998 0999103571 Soft Cover Very Good
251 pages. Featuring a selection of Flamingo titles of first chapter of new works by Australian and International authors. Title page has notice "This collection is subject to final correction prior to publication. Not for resale'; 12mo
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The People Who Made Australia Great
Sydney Collins 1988 0732200288 First Edition Hardcover As New in Very Good dust jacket
Pays tribute to 200 Australians who have contributed to the nation . The men and women living or dead, represent outstanding human endeavour and achievement in all kinds of fields. Useful reference work, text and illustration . Jacket intact, sunned along spine and top edges; 4to
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Colourful Australia : the Outback
Sydney Colour Library Books 1984 0862831423 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Illustrated by Streichen, Eberhard
Produced by Ted Smart & David Gibbon this title is part of the Colourful Australia Series.. Glossy full colour images of Australian Outback - Uluru, Alice Springs, traditional foods, the Kimberley, minimal text. ; 4to
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Vintage Cars
Guildford, Surrey Colour Library Books 0862831644 Hard Cover Very Good
Page after page of glossy full colour plates of old cars in perfect condition. , minimal text. Chip to bottom edge of front laminated pictorial cover and knock to top of spine. Rough corners. Nearly 9inches by 11inches.; 8vo
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Food for Action
London Pelham Books 1987 0720717523 First Edition Soft Cover Good
Back cover rubbed, appears unread. 144 pages, nutrition tables, recipes, special regimes for diabetics and vegetarians. A healthy diet can contribute to overall fitness and improve sporting performance. ; 4to
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11.46 AUD
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Fun in Cubbing : a Book for Nine Year Old Cubs
Australia Horwitz Publications 1978 725505230 Pictorial Cover Good
Published by the National Executive Committee of the Scout Association of Australia, 146 pages, soft cover, revised 1978. An introduction and handbook for young cubs, illustrations teach skills in first aid, camping, fitness, cooking and whole range of varied activities and badge awars a cub is likely to encounter. ; 8vo
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19.10 AUD
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How to Make Good Pictures : the Book for Everyone with a Camera
Kodak Ltd 1951 Hard Cover Good
256 pages. Front beige cover reads "How to make good pictures : The Kodak manual for amateur photographers". Cover alittle grubby, red cloth spine, front free endpaper clipped at top corner. Plenty of beautiful b/w photos on glossy paper and instructions for composing and improving camera work, glossary of terms, index. ; 8vo
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Great Australian Pub Crawl Guide
Melbourne Penguin 1997 1854718789 First Edition Soft Cover As New
Shorter and wider than a mass market paperback this 140 page illustrated guide to the pubs, bars, hotels of Australia. Arrranged by state, 1 to a pges with notes on their attributes or lack thereof, directions on how to get there, and some background info. "The pubs in this book have three things in common; they're great, they're Australian and they serve that liquid gold the uninebriated know as beer. " Good fun for anyone with a thirst, or just curious about this famous part of Aussie folklore.; 12mo
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The World Almanac Commemorative Edition by the Editors of the World Almanac. the Complete 1868 Original and Selections from 25, 50, and 100 Years Ago
New York Pharos Books 1992 0886877288 Soft Cover Good
The commemorative edition celebrates 125 years of facts about people, places, culture, sports, world and US events, and much, much more.552 pages of cramped newsprint style text with heaps of charts, tables and statisitics, calendars for major cities, old style ads, election results - packed with info. Still in godd shpe, a few dogeared corners, small tear to soft front cover at bootm spine edge.. ; 8vo
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River Journeys
London British Broadcasting Corporation 1984 0563202041 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
River Journeys is the book to accompany the BBC television series where 6 notables - Germaine Greer, Russell Braddon, William Shawcross, Michael Wood, Christina Dodwell, Brian Thompson share their accounts and experiences as they travel famous rivers, well illustrated b/w and colour 208 p with index. Excellent condition $24.95 sticker from Grace Bros on back cover. ; 8vo
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The Cruise : a Novel of Murder and Romance
Sydney Harpercollins 1995 0732256364 Trade Paperback As New in As New dust jacket
'Murder, romance and intrigue set against the exotic backdrop of the Oriana in the Mediterranean, make this a must-read tale of passion and excitement by a dazzling array of international authors. '256p with flap to soft cover trade paperpback Copyright the Dyslexia Institute; 8vo
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Keys to Kashmir
Srinagar Lalla Rookh Publication 1957 Soft Cover Good
Revised and reprinted in April 1957. "We have attempted to present a sketch of the country, its people, its customs, its problems and its hopes. " 208p 6p bibliography; 8vo
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24.83 AUD
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The London Planetarium
Broadway Press Soft Cover Very Good
48p paper cover souvenir booklet on the London Planetarium, the building, Zeiss Projector, man's fascination with the heavens, sun, planets, the milky way and the then Chief Astrronomer at the London Planetarium Dr Henry Charles King born 1915. B/w illustrations. Undated. Spine rubbed, stapled; 4to
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21.40 AUD
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Khajuraho
Bombay Marg Publications 1968 Third Edition Hard Cover Good
B/w Pictorial cover of sculpture of couple in embrace. Back edge of spine split but still attached to book, edges of cover worn. Endpapers show intricate stone sculptures from Indian temples. 66p. Four sections: Homage to Khajuraho by Mulk Raj Anand. The Fulfilment of the Baroque at Khajuraho by Charles Fabri. Reflections on the House and Body of Gods by Stella Kramrisch. Shrines in the Landscape of the Absolute by Alexander Cunningham. 48 b/w photos of sculptures. ; 4to
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Giants of Literature : Milton
Maidenhead Sampson Low 1977 562000496 Hard Cover Very Good in Good dust jacket
Top edges of jacket lightly flared, no tears or chips, no shelf wear, appears unread.136 p illustrated. Wiliam Blake's comments and artwork reproduced here to provide readers of MIlton with a range of background information. Colour pages of Milton's contemporaries.
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19.10 AUD
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Alaska : High Roads to Adventure
Washington DC National Geographic Society 1976 0870441930 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Mobley, George F
200 p index, bibliography, colour/bw photos of Alaska, wildlife, people, history and stunning scenery. JAcket is creased and torn on both top and bottom edges, rubbed along vertical edges too. Book in good shape with rubber stamp of former owner on top edge of front page. ; 4to
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21.01 AUD
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Machinery's Reference Series No 7 Lathe and Planer Tools
Lindsay Publications 1986 Soft Cover Very Good
40p booklet, card cover stapled. Each pamphlet is one unit in a complete library of machine design and shop practice revised and republished from Machinery. Originally published by the Industrial Press in 1908. B/w diagrams and drawings in 4 articles by different experts on cutting tools, boring tools, straight and circular forming tools. Bookshop sticker on back. Outside cover.; 8vo
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Australia's Year of Sail 2
Sydney The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publshing Group 1984 08115451 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Second annual edition of Australia's Yearbook of Sail provides an overview of the past year's sailing in national competition, great full colour photos, America's Cup 1983. 208p; 4to
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The World of Yachting 5 1981-82
Paris Patrick Teboul 286409066 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
216p, results for sailing and power boat races from around the world. Plenty of big, full colour photos of dramatic scenes at sea, a roundup of events and personalities. ; Folio
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33.23 AUD
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The World of Yachting 2 1978
Paris Patrick Teboul 2719100676 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good with no dust jacket
224 full colour summary of the sailing events of the year, includes results for off shore yachtracing, Ton Cups, Outboard races, offshore races - great for anyone who loves boats. ; 4to
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34.00 AUD
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Australia's Yearbook of Sail 1
Sydney Lansdowne Press 1983 08115451 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
208 pages. Full colour coverage of sailing in Australia for 1983.1982-3 list of champions, section on windsurfing, . Shelfwear to base of spine and bottom corners; 4to
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HOLDEN HX-HZ V8 SERVICE AND REPAIR MANUAL
Sydney Gregory's Publishing 1993 085663898 Hard Cover Good
Holden Service and Repair Manual no.178 for series Hx- Hz V8 -1976-1980. Usual grease spots, mainly on front pages. 222p; Gregory's Automotive Publications Service and Repair Manual; 4to
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The Australian Christmas in Days Gone By
Melbourne Mcphee Gribble 1982 0869140221 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Blank soft cover with illustrated jacket and flaps.52p. Extracts and descriptions of Christmas in Australia's past. Old fashioned illustrations. Gift inscription inside front cover.; 16mo
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18.34 AUD
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Devon and Cornwall - in Pictures
London Odhams Press Ltd First Edition Hard Cover Good in Poor dust jacket
Index -128 pages. Black and white photographs of Devon and Cornwall, undated, glossy paper, 128p, index. Cover is worn & rubbed, with tears to all edges. ; 4to
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9.93 AUD
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Alligators and Crocodiles
Sydney Troll 1993 1875675019 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good
68p. Great Creatures of the World Series insights into the habits and habitats of the animals that capture the imagination of people all over the world. Full colour photos of alligators and crocodiles. Scratch to back laminated cover. ; 4to
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Polly Woodside
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 1978 0909710228 First Edition Soft Cover Good
16p booklet tracing the history and restoration of the 'Polly Woodside' moored in Melbourne as a floating museum. Light creasing to edge and spine, stapled, pictorial soft cover. ; 4to
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9.16 AUD
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Stanley Gibbons Elizabethan Postage Stamp Catalogue 1967
London Stanley Gibbons 1967 Third Edition Hard Cover Good
This edition has 7275 basic stamps with 4037 illustrations, 1, 000 stamps added in this edition.422p. Lists all the stamps issued during the Elizabethaan reign as well as stamps issed without a royal portrait but which continue to be issued. Arranged by country with b/w illustrations of the stamps and their approximate value, the Commonwealth was larger then Shelf wear, rubbed at edges. ; 8vo
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Leonardslee Gardens
Norwich Robin Loder and Jarrold Publishing 1993 Soft Cover Very Good
22p booklet with full photos & guide to the scenic and floral attractions of the gardens, centre page map of estate, over 100 years of creation of one of the largest and most spectacular woodland gardens in England. ; 8vo
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Eastern Systems for Western Astrologers : an Anthology
York Beach, Maine Samuel Weiser 1997 1578630061 First Edition Trade Paperback As New
370p, index. An introduction for contemporary astrologers to the modern values of the ancient traditions of eastern astrology of India and China. A collection of 8 essays. 700gms weight; 8vo
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The Royal Mews Buckingham Palace
London Pitkins 1973 Pictorial Cover Good
28p. Heavily illustrated guide to the royal mews, the staff, regalia, horses and coaches - a tourist guide/souvenir. Soft cover. Owners name on front page.; 8vo
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The Birth of America
London Marshall Cavendish Books 1969 462005305 Hard Cover Very Good
Marshall Cavendish Learning System : History. 64p, indexi illustrated introduction to the beginnings of American history, section on real Red Indians. ; 8vo
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Canberra Tales
Melbourne Penguin 1988 014011689 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good
These stories by seven writers capure the contradictions of life in the nation's capital. They penetrate the glittering surface of a city that is much more than a stamping ground for bureaucrats, dtplomats and fat cats. Beneath the sparkle are the shadows of dislocated , sometimes broken, lives.262p. ; 12mo
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Preserved Engines in Steam
Melbourne Australian Railway Historical Society 0858490218 Soft Cover Very Good
Publsihed by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society. 70p of b/w photos of steam engines in Victoria, sections on railway museum, Puffing Billy Preservation Society and Geelong Steam Presevation Society. 6 x 8" soft pictorial cover. ; 16mo
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Teaching Scuba Diving
London Ebury Press 1996 0091740088 Soft Cover As New
120 pages, index. Loaded with colour photographs and drawings. For the beginner or experienced instructor, basics of scuba theory, how to teach basic skills and qualities required of a good scuba instructor. New copy. ; 8vo
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Tin Toys : the Collector's Corner
Kent Town, South Australia Grange Books 1999 1840132787 First Edition Hard Cover As New in As New dust jacket
64p, illustrated. A concise introduction to collecting tin toys. New book. ; 12mo
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19.10 AUD
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The English Lake District in Pictures
London Odhams Books Ltd 1951 First Edition Hard Cover Good in Poor dust jacket
128p, over 100 b/w photos. Part of Britain Illustrated series. Photographs displaying the attractions of the Lake District. Cover worn at edges, split at base of spine back cover; 4to
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Humorous Stories
London Octopus Books 1988 0862735173 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
797 pages with 53 contributions from writers such as Twain, Leacock, Runyon, Evelyn Waugh , Graham Greene. Paper browning. ; 8vo
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12.99 AUD
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England Today in Pictures with an Introduction by A. G. Street
London Odhams Books Ltd 1947 Hard Cover Good in Good dust jacket
384p, nearly 400 illustrations. Published in 1947 this "book mirrors life in England now. It shows people at work and at play ... These photographs have captured the very spirit of english life. " Light foxing on ffep, owner's name on top edge. Dust jacket chipped and worn at top edge, and at abse of spine. Lots of now historic photos of daily life.; 8vo
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British Countryside in Colour
London Odhams Books Ltd Hard Cover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Badmin, S R
192p, index. Features 35 quaint water colours by S R Badmin of the English countryside, 150 camera studies. Eleven contributors of text. Cover is worn, rubbed along spine and side edges, split at base of spine, rubbed corners. ; 4to
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111 Years of the Ashes : Australia V England
Sydney Weldon Publishing 1993 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
96p, index, b/w and colour photos of teh history of the Ashes series since the earliest days. Lists of results. Laminated pictorial hardcover.; 4to
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12.23 AUD
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Werribee Park
1974 0724107299 Soft Cover Good
36p booklet places the then present development of Werribee Park as a historic site. Stains to front cover, stapled cover. ; 8vo
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Birds of Heidelberg and the Yarra Valley
Victoria Warringal Conservation Society 1981 0959595430 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good
115p, index, b/w drawings and detailed descriptions of birds likley to be found in the surrounds to Melbourne. Light wear. ; 8vo
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15.28 AUD
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